A powerful new computer virus was today causing havoc with e-mail systems across the world. Experts described the virus, called Goner, as one of the fastest-spreading they had yet seen and warned ...

Although ANIMAL, Wabbit, and Elk Cloner came before it, many consider Brain to be one of the first computer viruses ... 2004.

The first full-stealth computer virus. In 1986, Brain was developed by Pakistani brothers Basit and Amjad Farooq Alvi, who were annoyed at having their heart monitoring software copied for free.

Computer viruses can slow down your devices, create a sea of pop-up ads and even erase or steal personal information. Antivirus software can defend your devices from threats and protect your data.

The first computer virus was named Creeper, created in 1971 by Robert Thomas, a programmer at BBN Technologies (Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc., which later became part of Raytheon). Unlike the ...

He had heard about this type of computer virus and how dangerous it could be ... None had to pay any money, and once they’d got their lives back in order, all sent emails of thanks to the ...

The Cookie Monster virus might be the world's first computer virus; it was created in the 1960s by MIT students to annoy their fellow classmates. The virus freezes everything on the computer ...